caskey. >> happy friday. a little foggy this morning, but not nearly as much as the past couple days. enough to warrant a dense fog advisory for frederick howard carroll county and points north into baltimore until 10:00 a.m. a warm start today 58 in leesburg, 60 and chevy chase 61 in arlington. we will have sunshine, mostly sunny, a rise in the low to mid '80s. isolated thundershowers far west and southwest of the metro, near culpeper and fredericksburg. >> the commute has been difficult on 95 northbound, documented a crash at the suitland parkway. still closed northbound, all traffic exit think on to the parkway. they will open that. in a few that a live picture in

virginia, northbound 395. everything looks good across the potomac river. back to you. >> thank you. in chevy chase this morning, a police chase ended with a deadly crash of. >> at connecticut avenue and chevy chase circle. john gonzalez is there. good morning. >> good morning. two fatalities in. two people in the hospital. the people inside the car in their late teens or early 20's. connecticut avenue on the north side of chevy chase circle is closed. it will remain that way for several hours, possibly through the morning rush hour. this was a devastating car accident that happened as a high-speed police chase for around 1:00 this morning. police ran the tags of this toyota and came back as a stolen car. when the officer put on his

lights, the suspect fled. that's when the chase started. the officer called for backup and k-9 units immediately. they spent several miles through the neighborhood and down connecticut avenue. the two police cars appear to of collided into each other. two police cars crashed into each other and then the suspect 's car crashed into a large tree at the circle. for some reaso the hen he lost control. they extracted the driver and the front seat passenger. they attempted to put out the flames. were not able to do so and were not able to extract the two rear seat passengers. >> the reconstruction team has just arrived. they are cutting the car open. connecticut avenue on the north side of the chevy chase circle

will be closed several hours. two fatalities two in the hospital. one critical and the other minor injuries. >> police looking for a man who sexually assaulting a female realtor policy was working. she was checking out an empty house on dupont avenue in suitland maryland wednesday night when a man broken. he was wearing a stocking mask. police will hand out flyers. >> prince george's county police are investigating another sexually assault. 6:00 yesterday morning a woman was attacked after an armed suspect entered her apartment on a green lawn drive. a person was wearing dark clothing and a black ski mask? . anyone with information is asked to contact police in chillum. >> new details concerning a u.s. soldier accused of killing more than a dozen afghan civilians. robert bales will be formally

charged with murder today. brianne carter has the latest developments. >> good morning. army staff sgt robert bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder, six counts of assault and six counts of attempted murder as well as other charges of in connection with the shooting spree in afghanistan earlier this month. he's accused of leaving the base and going on a shooting rampage in afghan villages killing 17, including nine children. officials changed the number of those dead to 17 on thursday, adding one more adults, with no. explanation no the motives for the alleged incidents still not known. there's been speculation that he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. word of the charges comes at the same time we are learning new details about the soldier who was on his fourth tour of duty overseas at the time. in 2002 he was arrested for the

drop in assault of a casino security guard. the completed anger management in that case. that's according to the associated press. 38-year-old soldier and father of two is currently held at fort leavenworth, kansas. we will learn more later today when the charges are announced. abc 7 news reporting. >> outrage is growing over the shooting of 17-year-old trayvon martin in florida. dozens of power university students yesterday held a rally demanding the neighborhood watch captain be arrested. george zimmerman said that he acted in self-defense, but many people are not buying tips. >>-- it. >> he could've been our brother. >> this is obviously a hate crime. howard has a history of supporting civil rights movements. >> the sanford florida police

chief step down temporarily yesterday. fort's governor appointed a new prosecutor to handle the case. the d.c. branch of the endnaacp and national black united front will hold a prayer vigil at the big chair on m.l.k. jr. avenue in southeast. tomorrow there is a rally at freedom plaza in the west at 2:00 p.m. 52 degrees outside. >> still ahead, virginia's attorney general is ready to serve in a higher office. details on his new political campaign. >> scooter drivers could be in for tougher laws in maryland. a bill being proposed by the senate. >> on 395 and 27, looks pretty good right now. we will

>> happy friday. 5:09. adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center.

61 in the district, 52 in frederick with a dense fog advisory in frederick county. that is until 10:00 a.m. 82 this afternoon with bright sunshine, well above average. the record is 93. there's a big disturbance in the midsection of the country. and upper level low pressure system will drift our way giving us showers and storms off and on throughout the weekend, especially on saturday, averaging about an inch of rain on saturday. experts>> dcm to 95 northbound remains closed. three vehicles involved in accident. they have to wait for tow truck to pick up the third one. -- dc 295 northbound. south capitol street is an alternate. branch avenue merges with pennsylvania avenue.

alternate routes will be unusually slow. in montgomery county, southbound connecticut avenue is closed between bradley lane and chevy chase circle. northbound conn is open, but southbound traffic, the rush hour direction. that means wisconsin avenue will taken ultranet. back to you. >> thank you. the maryland senate today votes on a bill that would require scooter and moped rider is to wear helmets. it would require them to use protective eye wear if the scooter does not have a windshield. they would need to get a title and insurance. the regulations could cost them hundreds of millions of dollars. the maryland house is considering a similar bill. 5:11, 62 degrees. it's the results of a new study on lost cell phone. we will have the estimated cost. >> controversy surrounding mitt romney putting an old toy

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wallet? does this make my tuches look big? >> virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli is running for governor. the republican said yesterday that he filed the necessary paperwork with the state board of elections and the new wants to continue to strengthen the economy, preserve citizen liberty, and promote smaller more efficient state government. the louisiana gop primary is tomorrow. rick santorum yesterday and again compared mitt romney to an etch a sketch. he was referencing never marked by a romney advisor if that everything changes for the fall campaign almost like an etch a sketch. romney is picking up more support. south carolina senator jim demint says he's excited about the possibility of romney becoming the nominee and is considered a scott-- and jim

demint is considered the godfather of the tea party movement. yesterday president obama accused congress of playing politics. the president leaves tonight for a trip to south korea. >> some people may have made money off the etch a sketch comment. the company that makes the point profited. on wednesday the company's stock rose from $4 to nearly $10. a company spokesperson said after mitt romney's advisor made the comment, she received media inquiries for the first time in 10 months. >> i still have one of those. >> a brief encounter caught on tape between president obama and a deaf college students from our area has gone fireable >> . in happened a week ago when the president visited prince george's county community college. williams a graduate student signed i am proud of you, mr.

obama. the president immediately signed back thank you. it has received more than a half-million views so far on youtube. pretty neat. >> t-mobile is cutting jobs and angry words" is cutting the windows phone. >> it's getting personal. verizon reports 95% of data stolen was personal information. that accounted for 1% the year before. hackers wanting to show off by posting data on line is what this is attributed to. t-mobile is cutting 1900 jobs during the fourth quarter -- -- during the fourth quarter they lost several contracts. americans lost many cell phone last year. they tend to lose them at coffee

shops, restaurants, at work as well. people say they are nopeople are upset because they are not getting angry worbirds, but publishers says there's not enough demand. >> the fog is not as thick as it was yesterday. >> it took quite a while to get it out of here yesterday. >> it takes a while. after sunrise today we will have blue skies and a beautiful friday. put the day to good use and take advantage of this weather. things will change drastically into the weekend. maybe modify your plans for the outdoor stuff today. today is the day to see the cherry blossoms. dense fog advisory in frederick county howard, baltimore points north into parts of pennsylvania. is abilities reduced to 1/4 mile

or less in those areas -- visibilities reduced. 57 degrees in culpeper. fredericksburg, 60 degrees. it will be 70 by lunchtime. 59 in lexington park, 61 in the district are now. highs today in the low to mid '80s with patchy fog in the morning, the mostly sunny. isolated thunderstorm anywhere from winchester to front royal possible down towards culpeper and fredericksburg, far west and southwest of washington. that would be later on tonight. that will be exception. tomorrow showers and storms will be the norm. here's why. we have the counterclockwise rotation in our atmosphere. that is the upper level disturbance, the low pressure system pointed in our direction. unsettled conditions for the weekend.

enter rain going into tomorrow. widespread showers and storms saturday even into sunday. dropping to near 60 degrees by tuesday. >> things have been disappointing this morning. 295 notes found remains closed at the suitland parkway. wrapping up an accident investigation. southbound off the north avenue to the naval research lab, is open. connecticut avenue and bradley southbound connecticut avenue, traffic must exit at bradley lane. between bradley and chevy chase circle, they are documenting an overnight accident. back to you. >> thank you. 62 degrees outside. >> coming up, a shootout. they got one crucial point, but could they get more is the question. >> why was this sort of teenager gun down? his family's search for justice

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>> no. in the air. >> syracuse against wisconsin in the n.c.a.a. tournament last night. the badgers missed the mark. the orange will move on, 64-63. >> moving on are board ohio state, and louisville. >> that destroyed my bracket officially. here's the rest of sports this morning. >> the capitals won in philadelphia last night. it went down. to down. philadelphi-- it went down to a shootout.

size the game at 1. no score in overtime. makes a save. the flyers win, but the capitals do get a point. there will play a big game tonight against the jets at the verizon. nene made his debut at the verizon and slams it. they felthe pacers led for the first time with one last chance, john wall shot a good one, but it was late. the wizards lose, spoiling the homecoming debut for nene. >> it is warm outside, 62 degrees.

the news continues at 5:30. >> still ahead in the next half- hour local college students joining in the nationwide protests over the shooting death of trayvon martin. public outrage forced one public official to step down. >> a high-speed police chase this morning has ended in a fiery crash in chevy chase. i am john gonzalez. a live report coming up. >> good friday morning. adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center. our weather pattern will have a big shift this weekend. that will

>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side.

>> we are following breaking news in chevy chase, maryland. a police chase ended with a fiery crash killing two people in a stolen car. . we will have an good morning, washington. it's friday, march 23. i am steve cheveney. >> i am natasha barrett. we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. adam caskey has the forecast. >> we have a little fog, but it's not much of an issue. except frederick county, california county, dense fog advisory up there until 10:00 a.m. in it will be a beautiful day. things will change on the weekend. bright sunshine today, 82 degrees for the high temperature. mid 80's farther south of town. shenandoah valley and far south of the metro, we could see and isolated thundershowers later on today. that will be the exception. tomorrow the norm will be to have areas of rain showers and thunderstorms off and on. if we could see an inch of rain

within the imbedded downpours on saturday. then additional showers and a few storms on sunday. low to mid 80s today. 270 tomorrow. climbing into the 60's on sunday. >> i just spoke with friends in the district. there was an overnight crash that ended with an accident investigation and reconstruction. northbound 295 is still closed waiting for the final tow trucks four wiv to arrive. south of panel north avenue -- south of kenilworth avenue, that is open. back to you. >> thank you. are breaking news in chevy chase, maryland. police were chasing a stolen vehicle and when that car slammed into a tree and burst into flames. >> in happens on connecticut avenue and chevy chase circle. john gonzalez is there with more

on the efforts to save the people in the car >> . two fatalities and two people in the hospital. we are told the people inside a stolen car o were in their late stolenr early 20's. connecticut avenue at the north side of chevy chase circle will be closed several hours possibly through the morning rush-hour. this was a devastating wreck that started as a high-speed police chase. 1:00 this morning police ran the tags of this small toyota and came back as a stolen car. the officer put on his lights and the suspect fled. the officer really called for backup and k-9 units. chase sped through the neighborhood and down connecticut avenue toward the district. two police cars crashed into each other and have extensive damage. the suspect lost control of the stolen vehicle and sprinted to a massive tree at the circle and burst into flames -- careened

into a massive tree. they tried to get the occupants out of the car. they were able to get the driver and front seat passenger out, but not the rear passengers. they died at the scene. the driver is undergoing surgery at this hour, in critical condition. somehow the front seat passengers suffered minor injuries. reporting live, john gonzalez abc 7 news. >> we will check in with him later for more details. police are searching for a man was sexually assaulting a female realtor while she was on the job. >> she was checking out an empty house on dupont avenue in suitland wednesday night when a man broke in and attacked her. he was wearing a stocking mask. police plan to have several investigators in the area today to hand out flyers. d.c. police are searching for the person who stabbed a pregnant woman, killing the unborn baby. the suspect got into the woman's home on ninth street in southeast early yesterday morning and attacked.

neighbors heard the eight-month pregnant woman crying for help. she was sleeping when the attacker somehow got inside the home. police don't believe they knew each other. the 31-year-old woman is recovering in hospital. the guardian angels are trying to help prevent attacks on gay and transgendered people in d.c. they started patrolling last night to run columbia heights metro station. have been three separate recent attacks in that area on two days men and a transgender woman. the guardian angels hope they can prevent any future crime. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray will brief the city council on a spending plan at 9:30 of the wilson building and then will talk to reporters about the budget that seeks to close a 172 mitten dollar gap between expenses and expected revenues. harry thomas jr. has now paid back for the money that he owes to the city. he has paid 70,000 of the

$300,000 that he owes as a result of a settlement from a lawsuit. he's accused of diverting money from youth sports programs for its personal benefit. he was supposed to return the money in six installments ending in december next year. >> the shooting death of 17- year-old trayvon martin in florida is sparking more outraged. dozens of our university students held a rally last night, demanding the arrest of neighborhood watch captain george horman, who admits he shot the unarmed teenager. pieces that he acted in self- defense. >> he could've been our friend or are little brother. he could've been a future in our university student. >> this is a hate crime. howard has a history of always supporting civil rights movements. this is a current day civil rights movement. >> the sanford, florida police chief stepped down temporarily yesterday. florida's governor appointed a new prosecutor to handle the

case. the d.c. branch of the naacp and the national black united front will hold a prayer vigil at the big chair on m.l.k. jr. avenue in southeast. that said 6:30 tonight. tomorrow there is a rally at freedom plaza in northwest at 2:00 p.m. people going there are asked to wear hoodies or all black in support. 5;34 is the time. 58 degrees in chantilly. >> still ahead, we are getting answers into what caused the sudden death of single whitney houston. the results of toxicology report. >> leaders in d.c. are mounting a new game plan to get the redskins back to be seen what it involves. >> first another check on traffic and weather. their shirlington circle and 395. looking good. we will check out the cherry blossoms. 61 degrees in arlington. back after ♪ ♪ [ male announcer

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>> the university of maryland the problem of public safety in college park, maryland, wishes you a -- >> good morning, washington. >> its friday morning. temperatures around 60 degrees. a little foggy but it's not nearly as dense as the past couple days.

61 in washington, 64 in quantico 52 in frederick. dense fog advisory in frederick county carole, howard, baltimore counties until 10:00 a.m. we will quickly burned through the fog. mostly sunny today, a rise in the low to mid '80s. but short sleeves. for the weekend it will be fairly damp. showers and storms saturday off and on. we will have some breaks in the storms. we could use some rain. we will be indoors mostly for the weekend. low 70's on saturday, mid 60's on sunday. >> they have changed the closure of connecticut avenue. southbound connecticut avenue, a fiery crash ended at chevy chase circle. john gonzalez is on the scene. southbound conn traffic now being the toward at 410.

coming out of counts against an or off the beltway, you are forced to take a right or left. but coming out of the neighborhood they will not let you travel any farther south than bradley lane. so that's a change. northbound dc 295, all lanes are blocked as they finished the accident investigation northbound at the suitland parkway. back to you. >> thank you. there will be a ceremony today at arlington national cemetery to pay tribute to a congressional medal of honor recipients. 3500 people have been awarded that medal since the civil war but only 82 are still alive. 16 arrived at reagan national yesterday for the ceremony. another three of them will receive the medal today of. 15-year-old boy scouts from arizona will receive the american spirit award for his heroism. >> d.c. officials are

intensifying their efforts to bring the washington redskins back to the city. at a community meeting last night mayor vincent gray spoke about bringing the team headquarters and training center back to washington. one option is the area where d.c. general hospital used to be. not everyone is happy about that plan. >> there's not a lot of economic development that a training facility will bring specifically closed its facilities with barbed wire. is not a lot of opportunity for the community. >> i know that they pay income taxes here. >> it's 5:40. charles town is 56 degrees. >> looking at a new area code that is about to take effect in parts of maryland. >> fascination with the "hunger games" book is inspiring a new

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--www.ncicap.org-- >> here's what's coming up at 6:00 this morning. a crucial day for casinos in the free state. senate voted maryland could decide the fate of gambling in prince george's county. >> plus, the battle of the sexes. is life more expansive as a man or a woman? >> "hunger games," a look at the overnight lines. the movie opened at midnight. and whether it will keep fans of the book happy. and the latest on the delhi police chase in chevy chase, all coming up with the top of the hour. in the meantime -- >> disclosure for those wondering what led to the sudden death of whitney houston if. >> she died from accidentally drowned in a bathtub, but the autopsy also shows off part disease and cocaine were contributing factors. now more details from tahman bradley. after weeks of speculation, the results of the autopsy and may not be surprising. 48-year-old singer's sudden

death in a bathtub to at the beverly hills hilton six weeks ago was caused by what her friends, family, and fans had feared -- >> the final cause of death has been established as drowning due to heart disease and cocaine use. >> water in her lungs indicated drowning. her heart was weakened by 60% blockage of arteries. longtime cocaine use a contributing to her death. there was no foul play. >> it appears the cocaine had been used in the time period immediate tumor collapse. >> per sister-in-law and manager pat houston issued a statement saying - "we are saddened to learn of the toxicology results, although we are glad now to have closure." she had a host of other drugs in your system that the doctor said did not contribute to her

death. >> she was in severe relapse. she had knockeshould not have been on medication such as xanax. >> she had a conversation in 2002 with diane sawyer. i'm not a person who wants to die. >> 10 years later her life would end, her addiction overpowering her. >> a u.s. counterterrorism official says the man suspected in the deaths of seven people in france was on the u.s. no- fly list had been on the no-fly list since 2010. french authorities killed him yesterday after a 32-hour standoff. he was suspected of killing seven people? in two recent incidents in france. >> pope benedict flies to mexico today if on the first leg of a latin american visit that will

also take him to cuba. this is in mexico city yesterday, a group advocating women's reproductive rights protested his visit. experts say that his visit to cuba will benefit the vatican with increased opportunity to promote the catholic faith in a company that once imprisoned priests. opponents say obama administration regulations covering control are planning rallies all across the country today, including in d.c. activists are opposed to regulation requiring insurers to provide coverage for contraception, saying it violates religious freedom. a rally is scheduled outside the department of health and human services in dcm starting at noon. >> 7 is on your side with word of local grocery store say no to pink slime. the product has been used as a ground beef filler. it is made of fatty bits of meat scraps treated with ammonia to kill bacteria. giant, safeway, and harassed

-- harris teeter report that they will no longer be selling a pink slime. a new study suggests that red meat makes you happy. w. ho a less than the recommended amount of beef were twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression and anxiety. they took into account the patient's diet, their weight, age, and other factors and the results remained the same. but researchers also say eating more than the recommended amount of also increases depression and anxiety. it's a fine line. >> there's a new area code taking effect tomorrow in parts of maryland. >> 667 is the new area code that will be used. six teen counties will be affected include anne arundel, baltimore, calvert, carroll county, and howard county.

that starts tomorrow. you still have a little time to get in on this week to give away. >> you have until 4:00 p.m. today to enter to win a new ipad. go to wjla.com/facebook. we will announce the winner during abc 7 news at 5:00. get going. >> more 20 somethings would rather log on to facebook than to hit the open road. >> another possible big takeover in the airline industry may be looming. linda bell is at bloomberg headquarters in new york with more. >> american airlines and u.s. airways. american still operates in bankruptcy. u.s. air is looking for support to possibly take over the carrier. people say that executives from u.s. air have laid out detailed plans of our proposal for a combined carrier. so far they have got a positive response. do you know what your kids want?

it's not cars. the millennial generation, those aged 13 through 30 now have ways to connect with their friends without wheels. through facebook, twitter, and other social media. a research firm reports that 46% of drivers aged 18 to 24 said they would choose internet access over owning a vehicle. high gas prices and environmental concerns are other reasons the younger generation is shedding cars. that is business news, live at bloomberg headquarters in new york. the linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. >> but until they integrate facebook into cars. >> people are doing that already. >> thanks, linda. there's a workout designed after the new movie that opened last night. >> first you have to sprint to your work out to play.

then you go to a circuit of exercises including weightlifting and bow and arrow drills. the person that does the most circuits guets a pin. just like the one in the "hunger games." >> if a movie can motivate people, so be it. you may have to modify your weekend plans because of it being an indoor weekend for the most part. we will have some breaks in the rain. but today is the day to take advantage. >> get outside. >> the weather pattern is shifting this weekend and cooling down. gradually pulling for the weekend. we could be talking upper 50's briefly on tuesday. let's talk about fog this morning, not as thick as the past couple mornings, but still dents in the gray shaded areas

and that's where we have a dense fog advisory until 10:00 a.m. visibilities reduced to 1/4 mile or less in those locations. disabilities are down but not as low as the past couple days. = = visibilities reduced, but not as low as the past couple days. it is 61 in the district, 55 degrees in manassas. in annapolis along the water, 60 degrees to start the day. we will wantclimb into the low 80s this afternoon with sunshine. morning fog will burn off a few hours after sunrise. shorts and shorts leaves later on today. 58 is the average high but the record is 93, said in 1907. that is an all-time march record high temperature in washington. so here's the wider view of what's happening. the weather pattern will shift into the weekend. here's why. we have been tracking the pinwheel circulation, a low

pressure system that has disconnected itself from the main flow of the atmosphere. it is drifting east without much to push it. it is a slow-moving system that will linger through the entire weekend, giving unsettled weather and showers off and on, especially tomorrow. probably an inch or more tomorrow. not as widespread sunday. clearing by tuesday. -- clearing by monday and tuesday. >> in the district, documenting an overnight crash on . -- on dc 295. you don't need to detour out of southeast d.c. they are documenting an overnight diddley fiery crash at chevy chase circle. southbound connecticut avenue is closed between east-west highway and the chevy chase circle, but chevy chase circle is open and western avenues open. -- a deadly fire a crash at

chevy chase circle. these headlights are leading northwest towards kensington. >> thank you. >> 59 degrees in rockville. >> coming up, now's your chance to work w

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>> straight ahead, a police pursuit ends in a fiery crash shutting down a major montgomery county intersection. a live report, coming up. >> and a soldier accused of a shooting spree in afghanistan is expected to be formally charged. >> and out rates over the death of that florida